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1988 studio album by Do-Ré-Mi
The Happiest Place in Town
Studio album by Do-Ré-Mi
ReleasedFebruary 1988
Recorded1988
GenreRock, pop
LabelVirgin
ProducerMartin Rushent
Do-Ré-Mi chronology
Domestic Harmony
(1985) 		The Happiest Place in Town
(1988)
Singles from The Happiest Place in Town
  1. "Adultery"
    Released: October 1986
  2. "King of Moomba"
    Released: January 1988
  3. "Haunt You"
    Released: March 1988
  4. "Happiest Place in Town"
    Released: 30 May 1988
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The Happiest Place in Town is the second and final studio album by Australian rock/pop group Do-Re-Mi and was released by Virgin Records in August 1988. The album has twelve tracks, which were written by lead vocalist Deborah Conway, drummer Dorland Bray, bass guitarist Helen Carter and guitarist Stephen Philip.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Deborah Conway, Dorland Bray, Helen Carter and Stephen Philip, except where indicated.

  1. "Haunt You"
  2. "King of Moomba"
  3. "Adultery" (Bray, Carter, Philip)
  4. "Valentine's Day"
  5. "Take Me Anywhere" (Bray, Carter, Philip)
  6. "Heads Will Roll"
  7. "Disneyland"
  8. "Wild and Blue" (Conway, Carter, Philip)
  9. "Desert Song"
  10. "Friends Like You" (Bray, Carter, Philip)
  11. "That Hanging Business" (Bray, Carter, Philip)
  12. "The Happiest Place in Town" (Philip, Bray)

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 24

Personnel

Do-Ré-Mi members

Additional musicians

Recording details

References

  1. "Australian Music Report No 722 – 30 May 1988 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Do-Ré-Mi". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2008. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. HAPPIEST PLACE IN TOWN
  5. Holmgren, Magnus. "Do-Ré-Mi". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  6. Kruger, Debbie (14–20 July 2004). "Once more with feeling". Melbourne Weekly Bayside Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  7. "Long Way To The Top article on Helen Carter". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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